Terminal connecter



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TERMINAL CONNECTER Filed Aug.A 27,1928

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Patented Oct. 13, 1936 um'rrsoI STATES vPATENT oFFlcE TERMINAL CONNECTER Albert R. Reid, Niagara Falls, N. Y., assignor to.

U S L Battery Corporation, Niagara Falls, N. Y., a. corporation of New York Application August 27, 192s, serial No. 302,329 1 claim. (crus-259) bolt, or other screw-threaded means. As corrosion, caused by the acid and acid fumes which seep up from the battery cells, progresses, the nut becomes rmiy frozen to the bolt and great effort is required to remove it therefrom.`

My invention contemplates the provision of a connecter wherein the use ofscrew-threaded elements has been eliminated, the parts thereof being frictionally secured in their operative position, and which may be attached to and detached from both the storage battery terminal and the connecter leading thereto, with a minimum of effort.

The principal object of the invention is 'to prvide a battery terminal connecter of extremely simple construction which may be quickly and easily connected to a storage battery terminal and the connecter leading thereto, and which may be readily removed therefrom when in a corroded condition.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a sectional View of a connecter embodying my invention, showing the same connecting a battery terminal post to a conductor.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof, and

Figures 3 and 4 are side and end views, respec tively, of the connecter clamp.

In the construction shown, the connecter comprises a terminal-engaging clamp I and a sleeve II. The clamp I0 may be made of copper or other good conducting material and is formed with a substantially circular portion I2 and jaws I3 integral therewith and extending in parallelism therefrom. The portion I2 of the menrber I0 has a tapered concentric bore Il, the diameter of which is slightly smaller than that of the standardstorage battery terminal. 'I'he jaws I3 are semicircular in cross-section and the adjacent inner surfaces thereof are recessed, as at I5, for

a purpose to be hereinafter described. 'Ihe inner,

the end of which the insulation has been removed, exposing ends I'I of conducting wires I8. A sleeve or cap I9 is formed around the exposed portions.

I1 of the wires by inserting said portions `in a mold, pouring molten lead therein, and allowing` the lead to cool. A good electrical connection between the cap and the conducting wires I8 is thus secured.

In assembling the parts of my connecter, the terminal clamp III is first placed over a battery terminal, indicated by the numeral 20. As the diameter of the bore I4 is slightly smaller than thatof terminal 20, the clamp, due V to its resiliency, will tend to hug the terminal tightly. The capped end portion of conductor I6 is inserted into the space provided between jaws I3 by recesses I5, and the connection is completed by forcing the sleeve II on jaw I3 until it occupies the position shown in Fig. 1,. The camming effect of the tapered inner surface of sleeve II upon the correspondingly tapered outer surfaces of jaws I3 will cause the jaws to grasp rmly the cap I9, and will clamp the circular portion I 2 securely to the terminal post 20. 'I'he connecter may be removed by sliding the sleeve I I free from jaws I3. t

A good electrical connection between cap I9 and jaws I3 is assured, as the outer diameter of the cap-is fixed by the size of the mold and is independent of the diameter of conductor I6.

In the above description I have illustrated one form of my invention. I am aware that various details of construction may be modified. I therefore do not intend to limit the patent granted to the form shown, but intend it to cover all modiilcations falling within the scope of the appended claim.

f What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Fatent of the United States, is-

A storage battery terminal connecter comprising a member having an eye .for receivingA a battery terminal post, a pair of jaws of semi-circular cross-section integral with said member, the adother into holding engagement with said cable,

. thereby causing said member to be clamped to ALBERT R. REID. 

